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Read›John›Chapter 13

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

John 13:4

In 9 translations

BSB
So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
KJV
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
WEB
arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist.
ASV
riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself.
LSV
rises from the dinner, and lays down His garments, and having taken a towel, He girded Himself;
YLT
doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;
DBY
rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself:
DRC
He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself.
GNV
He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his vpper garments, and tooke a towel, and girded himselfe.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐγείρεται ἐκ τοῦ δείπνου καὶ τίθησιν τὰ ἱμάτια καὶ λαβὼν λέντιον διέζωσεν ἑαυτόν·
RP2018
ἐγείρεται ἐκ τοῦ δείπνου, καὶ τίθησιν τὰ ἱμάτια, καὶ λαβὼν λέντιον διέζωσεν ἑαυτόν.
TR-Boyd
ἐγείρεται ἐκ τοῦ δείπνου, καὶ τίθησι τὰ ἱμάτια, καὶ λαβὼν λέντιον διέζωσεν ἑαυτόν.
SCR1894
εγειρεται εκ του δειπνου και τιθησιν τα ιματια και λαβων λεντιον διεζωσεν εαυτον

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◆ Holy Week◆ The Last Supper

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  • Luke 22:27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
  • Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
  • Philippians 2:6–8Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He…
  • Luke 17:7Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

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